Action Planning

 

Goal: Discover the relationship between enrollment in the campus dual language program and student academic achievement as measured by the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STARR) amongst the English Language Learner (ELL) student population.

 

Action Step(s)	Person(s) Responsible		Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources		Evaluation
1.  Gather ELL testing data measured by the following testing instruments: STARR, DRA, EDL, TPRI, Tejas Lee.	Myself Classroom teacher Instructional Specialist Counselor		April 2013-March 2014	Individual student results for following standardized tests: STARR, DRA, EDL, TPRI, Tejas Lee Allotted time to meet with Instructional Specialist Allotted time to meet with campus counselor		Testing records Special program data
2. Conduct teacher surveys regarding student performance for ELL students in mainstream classrooms and dual language classrooms.	Myself Classroom teacher Counselor		April 2013- March 2014	Survey Allotted time for teachers to complete student performance surveys		Classroom observations
3. Input testing data into a spreadsheet to cross-examine student performance and formulate final report.	Myself		April 2013- March 2014	Allotted time to complete spreadsheet Computer		Administrative review
4. Conduct parent surveys regarding student performance of their ELL students	Myself Parent Counselor	April 2013- March 2014			Survey Allotted time for parents to complete student performance surveys		Completed survey
5. Conduct administrative interviews regarding possibility of dual language participants out-performing non-participants.	Myself Principal Vice-Principal Curriculum Specialist Counselor	April 2013-March 2014			Interview questions Allotted time to interview various administrators		Completed interviews with various solutions
6. Share results of research action study	Myself Principal Vice Principal Campus teachers	April 2013-March 2014			Space Allotted time to share research results		Completion of staff meeting

 

Resource: Harris et al. text, Tool 7.1 Action Planning Template, p. 85